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Theodor de Bry

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2018.58
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Theodor de Bry was a Walloon engraver, goldsmith, editor and publisher, famous for his depictions of early European expeditions to the Americas. The Spanish Inquisition forced de Bry, a Protestant, to flee his native, Spanish-controlled Southern Netherlands. He moved around Europe, starting from his birth on the city of Liège in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, then to Strasbourg, Antwerp, London and Frankfurt, where he settled.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (6)

EUNT ANNI MORE FLUENTES AQUAE

1596 · engraving on paper

width: 85 cm, height: 67 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Sigismund Feyerabend

1595 · pen on ink, paper

width: 152 cm, height: 192 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ornamental Design for Knife Handle

1585 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 9 × 2.2 cm (3 9/16 × 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Seven Works of Charity

1581 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 12.1 × 12.1 cm (4 13/16 × 4 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pride and Madness (Orgeuille et Follie)

1581 · Engraving in black with brush and black wash on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet diameter, trimmed within platemark: Diam.: 12.1 cm (4 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vrouw bereidt de doding van een gevangene voor

1538 · pen on paper, ink

width: 199 cm, height: 167 cm

Rijksmuseum

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6 published of 6 catalogued · 6 with image

Rijksmuseum
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Art Institute Chicago
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Vrouw bereidt de doding van een gevangene voor
1538 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portret van Sigismund Feyerabend
1595 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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